The temperature is expected to hit 96 degrees in the Denver area Sunday, just shy of the 98 degree record set on this day in 1989.
“We could get close,” to the record, said Robert Koopmeiners, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Boulder.
“Everything is going to turn from that nice green we have now to brown because of the heat,” Koopmeinpers said.
The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and the Regional Air Quality Council issued an ozone action alert through 4 p.m. Sunday for the Front Range urban corridor, which runs from El Paso County north to Larimer and Weld counties and includes the Denver-Boulder area, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins and Greeley.
Abundant sunshine and little to no thunderstorm activity will result in ozone concentrations that reach unhealthy levels for sensitive groups. People who are sensitive may experience difficulty breathing and should consider limiting prolonged or heavy exertion.
There is a 10 percent chance thunderstorms will roll in tonight before 10 p.m.
The mercury is expected to drop to about 87 degrees on Monday, before shooting back up to 96 degrees on Tuesday, the weather service said.
And Coloradans should expect the heat wave to continue. High temperatures are expected to top 90 degrees through Thursday.
